Hinton vs Merrill

A side-by-side comparison of Hinton and Merrill: population, income, housing, and more.

Hinton and Merrill are places in Iowa. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Merrill has the higher population (885 vs 881 in Hinton). Hinton has the higher median household income ($108,125 vs $79,250 in Merrill). Hinton has the higher median home value ($249,400 vs $157,200 in Merrill).

Population, income & housing

	Hinton	Merrill
Population	881	885
Median age	41.3 yrs	36.2 yrs
Median household income	$108,125	$79,250
Median home value	$249,400	$157,200
Median gross rent	$1,000	$581
Housing units	369	382
Homeownership rate	70.9%	81.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.3%	11.9%
Unemployment rate	0.2%	1.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hinton	Merrill
Population	813 → 881 (+8.4%)	917 → 885 (-3.5%)
Median household income	$68,438 → $108,125 (+58.0%)	$63,654 → $79,250 (+24.5%)
Median home value	$185,800 → $249,400 (+34.2%)	$111,100 → $157,200 (+41.5%)
Median gross rent	$730 → $1,000 (+37.0%)	$750 → $581 (-22.5%)

Hinton

Population

813881

Median household income

$68,438$108,125

Median home value

$185,800$249,400

Median gross rent

$730$1,000

Merrill

Population

917885

Median household income

$63,654$79,250

Median home value

$111,100$157,200

Median gross rent

$750$581

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hinton	Merrill
Under 5	5.1%	6.1%
5 to 17	15.3%	21.2%
18 to 24	7.6%	11.6%
25 to 34	12.3%	9.7%
35 to 44	14.3%	12.4%
45 to 54	12.0%	12.7%
55 to 64	18.3%	11.4%
65 to 74	12.3%	9.0%
75 and over	2.8%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hinton	Merrill
White (non-Hispanic)	91.3%	94.8%
Black or African American	0.5%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.9%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.4%	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hinton	Merrill
No high school diploma	3.3%	7.2%
High school graduate	33.0%	44.3%
Some college or associate's	34.4%	36.7%
Bachelor's degree	18.6%	9.3%
Graduate or professional degree	10.7%	2.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hinton	Merrill
Drove alone	79.1%	89.2%
Carpooled	9.3%	3.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.0%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.6%	7.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hinton	Merrill
1-unit, detached	82.1%	84.3%
1-unit, attached	11.7%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	4.6%	8.1%
5 to 19 units	1.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	5.0%

Poverty & households

	Hinton	Merrill
Poverty rate	2.5%	4.5%
Average household size	2.47	2.58
Mean commute (minutes)	20	19
Median year structure built	1981	1956